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Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing

Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing

Live updates from the Capitol.

Capitol Live: Alaska Reads Act gets its first hearing
Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. Corbus will speak to the chamber about taxing the oil industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Empire Live: Chamber turns attention to taxing oil industry

Facts and figures related to oil tax reform.

Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. Corbus will speak to the chamber about taxing the oil industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A man shovels snow near the state capitol as rising temperatures turn the roads to slush, Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Juneau in for warm, slushy week

The bitter cold is gone for now.

A man shovels snow near the state capitol as rising temperatures turn the roads to slush, Jan. 22, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau
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4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau

He’s probably worked with someone you love.

4-time Grammy nominee is coming to Juneau
Courtesy photo Author Jeff Lund on a hike in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho.

Confessions from an angler and hunter: I have a gear-collecting problem

Companies should put the serve in service.

Courtesy photo Author Jeff Lund on a hike in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho.
Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Weekly

Your weekend guide: Lighthouse history, board game convention, homeless help and more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Eldred Rock Lighthouse is pictured on Monday, April 29, 2019. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau. Michael Penn | Juneau Empire

Judge vacates order halting enforcement of recall decision

Twists and turns.

In this file photo from Aug. 1, 2019, Monika Kunat, left, signs an application petition to recall Gov. Mike Dunleavy with others at the Planet Alaska Gallery in downtown Juneau. Michael Penn | Juneau Empire
Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast

Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast

State can’t keep spending like it is, analysts say.

Lawmakers get gloomy budget forcast
Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol

Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol

“We have a significant force.”

Anti-abortion lawmakers, citizens rally at Alaska capitol
The sign nailed to the Governor’s Mansion by a man on Jan. 20, 2020. (Courtesy Photo)

Police nail man for hammering message to governor’s mansion front door

The contents of the sign are unknown at this time.

The sign nailed to the Governor’s Mansion by a man on Jan. 20, 2020. (Courtesy Photo)
The Juneau Monstarz Danielle Larson, Letasha Heumann, Joy Ribao, Nani Weimer, Mariah Simpkins, Megan Buchmeier, Maria Weyrach, Michaela Demmert and coach Taylor Larson stand together with their champion sweatshirts and trophy after taking the top spot in the women’s division of the Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational. (Courtesy Photo | Andrew Friske)

Edgecumbe of glory: Juneau women find redemption at annual tournament

Threes and D set the tone.

The Juneau Monstarz Danielle Larson, Letasha Heumann, Joy Ribao, Nani Weimer, Mariah Simpkins, Megan Buchmeier, Maria Weyrach, Michaela Demmert and coach Taylor Larson stand together with their champion sweatshirts and trophy after taking the top spot in the women’s division of the Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational. (Courtesy Photo | Andrew Friske)
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, looks on as Juneau Alaska Music Matters students from Glacier Valley School and singers from Sayéik: Gastineau Community School perform “Alaska’s Flag” on Tuesday.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Just getting started: House provides first day fireworks while Senate seeks shift in power

Legislative session starts with split votes and objections.

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, looks on as Juneau Alaska Music Matters students from Glacier Valley School and singers from Sayéik: Gastineau Community School perform “Alaska’s Flag” on Tuesday.(Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Capitol Live: Senate votes unanimously for Elizabeth Peratrovich coin

Live updates from the Alaska State Capitol.

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Dunleavy expected to give State of the State address next week

The governor will likely address the Legislature Monday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy gives his State of the State speech to a Joint Session of the Alaska Legislature in January 2019 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Man wanted for animal cruelty arrested

Man wanted for animal cruelty arrested

He was taken into custody peacefully Tuesday night.

Man wanted for animal cruelty arrested
Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power

Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power

Live updates from the Capitol

Capitol Live: Conservative senators fear shift in power
Shots fired near Cinema Drive on Sunday, Monday nights

Shots fired near Cinema Drive on Sunday, Monday nights

No one was injured and no property damage was located.

Shots fired near Cinema Drive on Sunday, Monday nights
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Ferries, the budget and the PFD: Here’s what Alaska lawmakers will tackle this session

Ferries, the budget and the PFD: Here’s what Alaska lawmakers will tackle this session

A change is gonna come… maybe.

Ferries, the budget and the PFD: Here’s what Alaska lawmakers will tackle this session
Neil Steininger, then-Administrative Services Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explains how the office performs “sweeps” of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol in July 2019. Gov. Mike Dunleavy Monday named Steininger director of OMB. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

‘He’s not Donna Arduin’: New OMB director comes with in-state experience

Gov. Dunleavy appointed him today.

Neil Steininger, then-Administrative Services Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explains how the office performs “sweeps” of unspent money in various government accounts during a Senate Finance meeting at the Capitol in July 2019. Gov. Mike Dunleavy Monday named Steininger director of OMB. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)